They changed the rules a number of years back and I don't know the details but it seemed like they made it much less advantageous to investors. 

The advantages here are that we know the area very well and we save on the management fee which is huge.On the other side, I'm sure many of these types of 'bright ideas' get in the middle of personal relationships.

Tomas,You can get a foreign national loan or take advantage of a DSCR loan with 20% down for a second home or investment property.

Does a shared bank acct or separate accts offer any advantages over the other at tax time? 

"The house has the advantage."

The reason is that there is a huge diversity of jobs by industry that is a huge advantage over any other areas of Texas and other parts of the country for that matter.

thankfully i only have one tenant taking advantage of the rent and eviction moratoriume) i'm one roof / siding replacement or one bad tenant from decreasing my ROI significantlyf) bad tenants suck, they basically suck the joy out of you.

This is a great place to learn and to connect with people so take advantage of all the great resources.

Here is a great podcast episode from housing wire on why those calling for a crash in the market because of forbearance exits wont happen, it also covers other concerns with the market. https://www.housingwire.com/po...As for strategies on taking advantage of the market its all about what will work best for you like some others mentioned.

But you have the advantage of living in a state that other out-of-state investors are trying to get into.